South Summit

South Summit of Mount Everest
The south summit is the sub-peak on the right side
Highest point
Elevation	8,749 m (28,704 ft)
Prominence	11 m (36 ft)
Parent peak	Mount Everest
Isolation	0.36 km (0.22 mi)
Listing	Eight-thousanders
Coordinates	27°59′6″N 86°55′33″E / 27.98500°N 86.92583°E / 27.98500; 86.92583
Geography
Mount Everest South Summit Mount Everest, Solukhumbu District, Sagarmatha Zone, Nepal; Mount Everest, Tingri County, Xigazê, Tibet Autonomous Region, China
Parent range	Mahalangur Himal, Himalayas
Climbing
First ascent	May 26, 1953[1][2]
Normal route	Traversing the South Col

The South Summit is a subsidiary peak of Mount Everest in the Himalayas between the South Col (at 7,906 metres (25,938 ft)) and the main summit (at 8,849 metres (29,032 ft)) above sea level. Although the South Summit's elevation of 8,749 metres (28,704 ft) is higher than the second-highest mountain on Earth (8,611 m (28,251 ft) K2), it is not considered a separate mountain as its topographic prominence is only 11 meters.